Syria

Turkey says new Israeli government will test whether hostility outlasts Netanyahu

Turkish intelligence chief says Ankara does not seek a conflict with Israel but new government should seek to defuse tensions

Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?

Israeli Elections

Eisenkot or Netanyahu: No matter who forms government, democracy is dead

David Hearst

Syria after Assad

US envoy accuses Druze sheikh of using its backing to persecute other members of the community

The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up

Marco Carnelos

Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack

Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike

US and Lebanon hosting Syrian general wanted for war crimes: Report

Syria after Assad

Supporters of Druze faction raise Israeli flags in Sweida on 7 October anniversary

Seventh French citizen sentenced to death in Iraq over Islamic State membership

Bombed, beaten and trapped: Syrian journalists swept up in Assad's Idlib assault

UN calls for action as Syrian government air strikes kill dozens in northwest

Cold War and ancient cities: How US spy planes revealed the history of the Middle East

'Panic and fear': Children among dead as Syrian jets bomb Ariha

Israel strikes Syrian military installation in Quneitra province

How to make stuffed aubergines in tomato and yoghurt sauce

Syrian government increases deadly air strikes in northwest, seizes small town

How to cook chicken stuffed with roasted wheat

Three French Islamic State members sentenced to death in Iraq: Judiciary

The gardens of Damascus: Can Syrians reconnect with nature?

Ghost towns and constant bombing: Life along Idlib's frontline